| Biserrula epiglottis (L.) Coulot, Rabaute & J.-M.Tison / Homotypic Synonyms: Astragalus epiglottis L., it is an annual herb up to 5-25 cm, hairy-whitish, lying or ascending; leaves imparipinnate, with 4-7 pairs of lanceolate-oblong leaflets, stipules free, lanceolate-acuminate, flowers whitish or pale yellow, bluish, very small, erect, 6-10 in ovoid heads, tight, very briefly pedunculated, much shorter than the leaf, bell-shaped chalice, with awl-shaped teeth, almost equal to the tube. Pods of 7 mm by 6, projecting, reflexed, and triangular in heart, straight, compressed, stipitate, and hairy-bristly, with 4 seeds. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Apr-May, Vern:————– , Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77138743-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/77138743-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001339245, https://www.gbif.org/species/8261522, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145844/astragalus-epiglottis-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/4021.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_astragalusepiglottis.php |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Misallata, Kussbat 1913 | Gubba 1933 Al- Abiar 1939 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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